Shloka 11
Account of Various Sacred Tīrthas
Pilgrimage Merits and Prayāga Supremacy
कोशलायां समासाद्य कालतीर्थमुपस्पृशेत् । वृषभैकादशगुणं लभते नात्र संशयः
kośalāyāṃ samāsādya kālatīrthamupaspṛśet | vṛṣabhaikādaśaguṇaṃ labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ
കോശലയിൽ എത്തി കാലതീർത്ഥത്തിൽ സ്നാനം ചെയ്യണം; അതുവഴി വൃഷഭദാനഫലത്തിന്റെ പതിനൊന്നിരട്ടി പുണ്യം ലഭിക്കും—സംശയമില്ല।
Unspecified (narratorial/teaching voice within the Svargakhaṇḍa’s tīrtha-māhātmya context)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Type: tirtha
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कालतीर्थमुपस्पृशेत् = कालतीर्थम् + उपस्पृशेत्; वृषभैकादशगुणं = वृषभ + एकादशगुणम्; नात्र = न + अत्र
FAQs
It locates a specific pilgrimage site—Kāla-tīrtha—within Kośalā, showing how the Padma Purāṇa maps merit-bearing rites onto identifiable regions of ancient India.
By recommending a simple sacred act (ritual bathing at a tīrtha) accessible to many, it reflects Purāṇic devotion expressed through pilgrimage and reverential contact with sanctified places.
It promotes faith in prescribed sacred practices and encourages disciplined religious conduct—undertaking pilgrimage and purification rites with confidence rather than skepticism.